Great, so long as we agree there is no crime. Let the man suffer from sponsors pulling out, etc. But prosecution should not be a part of this.
I have never kissed a man. I don't even enjoy bro hugs. I suspect I would find gay sex repulsive and unnatural, as I love women's bodies. I love their flatish bellies, their arms, the way their back transitions to their butts... love it when they are neat an trim. I love looking at little triceps. I can't even tell you how much I enjoy giving women (now only my wife) pleasure. Maybe I should write my first sonnet. --- Frankly I have zero idea of how any man could want to be a pitcher and the idea of being a catcher is completely alien to me. Which is why I do not discriminate against gays. (I do discriminate against men when it comes to early childhood stuff... but luckily almost all of society implicitly agrees as I rarely see men in preschools and early elementary classrooms) Something made gay guys different and it was most likely not their doing. When I lived in cites I had gay friends. Calling me homophobic is ridiculous. Gays are people's family members. They have every right to try and enjoy their life --- free from as much taxation and govt intrusion and bad laws as I. It is against my philosophical and religious beliefs to discriminate against anyone who is not trying to kill me. God loves all his children and I am sure we all look the same to him... (except perhaps you fc). As far as being born that way... I would say based on my knowing many gay people when I lived in cities and recently reading some of the literature on the net... I suspect a significant portion of gay people had traumatic childhood events which caused orientation and identification issues. I also know some people especially women experiment or are bi for while and then go back. Some former gays even get married and have traditional families. However, I also know that some people are born sexually ambiguous and doctors sometimes "incorrectly" assign a sex. So in short I believe that gayness is most likely a spectrum. Some people are really gay and some not so much. As to the amount of nature vs nature, science is unsure... so anyone who says "most gays are born that way" are propagandists, trolls or morons. So now its your turn... why were you attempting a gay put down when you defend gays on behalf of your "brother".
First of all, look up what a thought crime is. Second, everyone's going after him for what he said in a private conversation. Had he said it publicly it would be the free speech issue you're confusing this with.